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two far apart and in front of the former are made by the 

 hind feet. 



The digestive system of the rabbit 



The digestion of the 



food begins in the mouth where it receives the saliva from 

 four pairs of sahvary glands. The food then passes down 

 the long guUet into the large stomach, at the lower end of 

 which is a valve, the pylorus, which prevents food from leav- 

 ing the stomach before it has been properly acted upon by 



Liver Spinal cord 



-~y<Kidnei^ 



Windpipe) 

 Gullet 

 Xungs 

 Heart 



Diaphragm 



Gall bladder Pancreas 



UretHrw 

 Bladder 



Fig 203. — Internal structure of a rabbit. 



the digestive juices. Following the stomach is the small 

 intestuie, the first part of which is called the duodenum. 

 The ducts from the gall bladder of the hver and from the 

 pancreas enter the duodenum. The large intestine com- 

 pletes the alimentary canal. At the junction of the small 

 and large intestines is a large, long, bluid sac, or pouch, the 

 cacum (Fig. 203). 



The body cavity of the rabbit. — The bod}' cavity of the 

 rabbit is divided by a partly nmscular antl partly tendinous 



